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Abstract
From measurements of the terahertz spectra of commercial polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, a linear correlation is observed between the melting point of the plastic and the absorption intensity around 4 THz. This result indicates that the melting point could be estimated using a non-contact method from the 4 THz peak intensity of the PET bottles. The melting points of the PET bottles used as samples in this study varied from 500 to 503 K. In the present-day recycling process, all waste PET is heated to the same temperature above the highest of the melting points. Based on the data obtained in this study, if could be possible to sense the melting point of waste PET in advance without heating and therefore to optimize the thermal budget of the recycling process.
通过对商用聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)瓶的太赫兹光谱进行测量,发现塑料的熔点与 4 太赫兹附近的吸收强度之间存在线性相关。这一结果表明,可以使用非接触方法从 PET 瓶的 4 THz 峰值强度估算出熔点。在目前的回收过程中,所有废弃 PET 都会被加热到高于最高熔点的相同温度。根据本研究获得的数据,可以在不加热的情况下提前感知废 PET 的熔点,从而优化回收过程的热预算。
期刊介绍:
Thermochimica Acta publishes original research contributions covering all aspects of thermoanalytical and calorimetric methods and their application to experimental chemistry, physics, biology and engineering. The journal aims to span the whole range from fundamental research to practical application.
The journal focuses on the research that advances physical and analytical science of thermal phenomena. Therefore, the manuscripts are expected to provide important insights into the thermal phenomena studied or to propose significant improvements of analytical or computational techniques employed in thermal studies. Manuscripts that report the results of routine thermal measurements are not suitable for publication in Thermochimica Acta.
The journal particularly welcomes papers from newly emerging areas as well as from the traditional strength areas:
- New and improved instrumentation and methods
- Thermal properties and behavior of materials
- Kinetics of thermally stimulated processes